Dr. Masood Zangeneh is Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning, Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (Springer Publications) and is a consultant to numerous scientific journals and universities for interdisciplinary, multi-cultural research and development addressing mental health, addiction and resilience among marginalized populations.

Dr. Zangeneh has led numerous international collaborative programs and research initiatives; and, he has served as the Ben Gurion University (BGU) – Regional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research (RADAR) Center Visiting Professor addressing multi-ethnic youth resilience through research, training, education and publication.

Alean Al-Krenawi, PhD, is professor and chair of the BSW Program, Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben-Guiron University of the Negev. He is former Presidentof Achva Academic College, and former Dean of the School of Social Work, Memorial Unviersity of Newfoundland, Canada. His works focuses on the challenges facing indigenous and minority groups in the Middle East, Canada, and the West, and studies the effects of cultural phenomena on these populations. His work has been utilized in academia, policymaking, and professional practices worldwide advocating on behalf of historically disadvantaged groups in larger cultural contexts. He applies an interdisciplinary approach centered on diversity and multiculturalism. He is co-author of more than 2000 academic journal articles, and many of his publications are in the top 50 most cited articles in social work.